Re: Gunslingers ~ The Killzone Clan for Adults

The 2014 Winter Olympics are over. I don't know about the rest of you, but I was glued to the television (or internet feeds) during the entire event. Just like living it up in game, the Gunslingers forums and chats were full of GS members from Finland, Australia, Norway, Denmark, United States, Canada, Scotland, England, and several other regions of the globe discussing the Olympics. Amazingly enough, it done with good cheer, mutual respect, and laughter.

Case in point: During the hours of a particular Frosty Pints (i.e.: the community-wide celebration of the weekend with drinks and online matches), GS*Sosyc posted the following animated image in the forums:

And that is what a gaming clan should be about. Good times. Leave the competitive drama and stat boosting for the other groups. Rather, it is about having fun on your own terms and on your own schedule. It is about laughing. It is about comradery between friends, new and old, regardless of what nation you hail from.

Re: Gunslingers ~ The Killzone Clan for Adults

We have all heard that old saying, right? Sometimes, the truth hits home in unexpected ways. I have known some of the Gunslingers and have had enduring friendships with them for years. I have known them as they graduated college. When they tied the knot with their significant others. When they have had to put down the controller a bit more as new fathers. It is incredible to think how fast time can fly and how many great memories can be had when in a good, solid gaming group.

Clans get a bad reputation. Sometimes, it is well earned, right? The drama. The competitive angst. The sense that you are valued more for how much you can take orders than your willingness to share in a good laugh during rounds of frosty pints.

The Gunslingers is a clan for mature, casual gamers. We are about knocking a few back while gaming with new and old friends, alike. And you are invited to join in on the good cheer!

Re: Gunslingers ~ The Killzone Clan for Adults

Hey guys if you are ever looking to setup a match or scrim add me. We are always looking to get some matches in. PSN: Slizzy

Also, I don't know where you guys typically play, but I'm trying to help spread the word for a potential new competitive gaming site called Playstation Battleground. They need 3,000 emails to launch and can use all the support they can get. If your clan all participated, as ours and many others so far, we would be one step closer to having that competitive site we can all go to.

Re: Gunslingers ~ The Killzone Clan for Adults

A question that the Gunslingers clan gets occasionally be prospective new members is, "What is the average age of your members?" That is a fair question. For one, many clan fronts claiming to be mature and geared towards the fellow older gamer have sprung up in gaming in recent years. But that can mean anything, can't it?

So, let me share a snapshot of our current birthday celebrations taking place right now. As I type this message on March 13th, 2014, the following GS members are blowing out birthday cake candles today:

JOJOCrayzee RandallesalmonWashedDreadSILVERwolf06Nine2FiveSwag

Happy birthday to all of you!

The combined average age of these members is 34. 24 was the youngest age, while 44 was the oldest.

If you are a gamer of that demographic, you will find no clan out there more suited to match your gaming wants and for an understanding of your time restraints than the Gunslingers! Share in our cheer!

The Killzone: Shadow Fall Gunslingers - The clan for adults old enough to have watched Cheers during its original run.

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You turned in your time sheet and snuck out of the office early. That can only mean one thing...

...IT'S THE WEEKEND!!!!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am sure happy to be able to kick back and relax. With the Gunslingers, it also means something else. FROSTY PINTS!

Crack open your favorite brew, stop by the GS* Chats and connect with fellow members for some drunken gaming fun. Going strong since 2008, Frosty Pints is a particularly great time for new members to meet other Gunslingers and to swap game contacts. Read more information on our weekend tradition here: http://www.gunslingergaming.com/html/frostypints.html

This round of Frosty Pints is a particularly noteworthy one.

First, we are debuting our forum section dedicated to such weekend hi-jinx. This is where members can post Meet & Greet get-togethers and other social ventures to help new and old members party together.

Second, we are poking some good natured fun with long time member and GS* Leader, MikeLaird. GS*Beagles, out of a random whim, opted to change his avatar to a Magnum PI era photo of Tom Selleck. MikeLaird gave him some playful ribbing for it, so, naturally, the whole affair has snowballed into a community-wide effort to swap regular avatars for ridiculous 1980s icons. See for yourself: http://www.gunslingergaming.com/phpb...?f=354&t=17889

Leave the Stat calculating to other groups, and come join the clan that just wants to have some fun!

Re: Gunslingers ~ The Killzone Clan for Adults

In case you are wondering how you could possibly know for sure if we are the type of Killzone: Shadow Fall gamers you would like to plunder with, we have a "highly scientific" method for that. Take a look at the following image:

Re: Gunslingers ~ The Killzone Clan for Adults

Phew! I have been busy! Aside from swinging full-time work and a full-time schedule of night classes, I was on host duty for visiting relatives. Isn't being an adult fun?

That is exactly why the Gunslingers exist: to give fellow busy adults a gaming group that can fully appreciate your need to decompress at the end of a busy schedule and just have some simple fun. Trust me, you aren't alone.

In just the first two weeks of April, the overall Gunslingers clan has welcomed 96 new members to its ranks. Nearly all of them have already posted an Introduction and/or shared a gaming contact with the rest of us. That is fantastic!

Membership is not a number game. We aren't successful because we have a lot of members. We have a lot of members because we are successful at what we do. And, what we do is respect the fellow mature, casual gamer and their desire to avoid silly probation periods, regiment ranks, or overarching drama.

Grab your pick of poison. Grab a controller. Game with us. It is that easy. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just wasting your time.